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Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
